{
  "id": 884209,
  "title": "‘Black Mirror’ Director Says She Rejected HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’: “Absolutely F***ing Not”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/black-mirror-director-says-she-rejected-hbos-harry-potter-absolutely",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T14:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/harry-potter-hbo-directors-reject-jk-rowling-trans-views-1236673599/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Directors Ally Pankiw and Kate Herron posted on social media that they turned down the series over J.K. Rowling's trans views: \"Say 'no' to funding transphobia.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Loki’ Directors Say They Rejected HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Due to J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia: ‘Absolutely F—-ing Not’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/black-mirror-and-loki-directors-say-they-rejected-hbos-harry-potter",
        "published": "2026-08-14T14:31:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}